Montenegro utility EPCG to launch 300MWh BESS procurement
This event will bring together key stakeholders from across the region to explore the latest trends in energy storage, with a focus on the increasing integration of energy storage
The majority of electricity in Montenegro is primarily produced at the Pljevlja coal-fired Thermal Power Plant and the Perucica and Piva Hydropower Plants. The core activities of the majority state-owned Electrical Power Company of Montenegro (EPCG) are electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and supply.
Montenegro is rich in solar radiation, particularly in the southern part, especially around the cities of Bar and Ulcinj, and in the area around the capital city of Podgorica. Solar power plants are located in these areas due to the high solar radiation.
The utility is procuring two grid-scale battery storage systems to the tune of EUR 48 million ($55.9 million). EPCG, Montenegro's largest electricity provider, is investing in two four-hour battery energy storage systems (BESS) to strengthen grid resilience and balance supply and demand.
In addition to the two 60 MWh systems at the Nikšić steel mill, EPCG plans to install: a 60 MWh unit at Perućica hydropower plant, a 60 MWh unit at Pljevlja thermal power plant and a 5 MWh system at the planned Kapino Polje solar power plant (5 MW).
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